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We don't need ROB, Draper and TT in the same team.

I don't rate rucks at all, so I'd be fine with not getting Draper and ROB going if he wants too much money or too many years. Just go with TT sharing the ruck with a no-name ruck option that we get for cheap $$$.

Have a look at the premiers for the last 15 years. In most premiership teams the ruckman has been a B-grader at best.

Darcy Fort
Mason Cox
Rhys Stanley
Max Gawn
Toby Nankervis
Toby Nankervis
Scott Lycett
Toby Nankervis
Jordan Roughead
David Hale
David Hale
Max Bailey
Shane Mumford
Brad Ottens
Darren Jolly

Out of those, I'd argue that only Max Gawn, Shane Mumford and Brad Ottens would be A-graders and Max is the only A-grade ruckman in the last 12 years to have won a flag.

In many cases the better ruckman was on the losing GF team.
TBH, of all the options regarding those ROB, Draper, and Filthy, I would rather sign up ROB for 2-3 years and just say no to Draper. According to Bicks there seemed to be quite a few SA young rucks at other clubs that we should be into (hopefully we already are)
 
I reckon the idea was to pay Rob enough to be a backup ruck. He'd get great money for basically playing SANFL and then be a known quantity when he came in. I reckon that is half our trouble as a club. We like a known quantity, which is why we value experience over everything else.
Is Draper a known quantity? I can't see it (unless the known quantity is a shlt one)
 

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Kinda wonder if someone is getting moved on who is on big dollars or if Melbourne are going to be a top 6 and nothing team.

It also can't be far til football follows the US model where players remain on a roster* after retirement getting paid the remainder of their contract.

*not sure if they are still on roster or just getting paid

already happened with Tippett and Gibbs.
 
Absolute fuc$n BS. I just rated their list and people couldn’t handle it. Simple as that.
Every single player coming home to SA is ALWAYS going to Port according to you.

You praise their side.. and have done for years.

And your only defense is always “i’ll show you my crows memebership” but then you never do.. not that you couldnt photoshop shit like that anyway.. but if you are so keen to show it as your evidence.. then stop saying it and post ths ****er up here for all to see.

A true crows supporter would never heap any praise at all on that shitful excuse for a club..

**** them.
 
Your post is blank for me. What did it say?
It's a tik tok of Rhys Matthierson and Mitch Robinson having a discussion about Caro and the whole NWM and Tex situation, they said there's no way the manager wouldn't know his feelings and that AFL journalist just throw shit at a wall to something sticks and There's no accountability for AFL journos being wrong
 

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Does Murphy get a new contract?
Its an interesting one.

Jimmy Rowe and Matt Wright are 2 guys that come to mind who've played some footy at AFL level and then been delisted.

I reckon he'll get a year though, simply because there's a few in front of him and we wont be that active in the trade and draft period
 
Its an interesting one.

Jimmy Rowe and Matt Wright are 2 guys that come to mind who've played some footy at AFL level and then been delisted.

I reckon he'll get a year though, simply because there's a few in front of him and we wont be that active in the trade and draft period
IMO he gets another year on the rookie list
 
Does Murphy get a new contract?
We currently have 11 (+ Gallagher as a rookie B) out of contract at the end of the year. There's no way we make that many changes, which means you could guess at least 5-7 of the following are retained

Brodie Smith
Chris Burgess
Harry Schoenberg
Hugh Bond
Kieran Strachan
Lachlan McAndrew
Lachlan Murphy
Matt Crouch
Reilly O'Brien
Taylor Walker
Zac Taylor

Schoenberg was put to the rookie list, so he's likely gone. Bond was only given 1 year and they don't seem keen to actually play him, so wouldn't be surprised if he's gone. Strachan is gone too, Burgess is the classic "good SANFL player, not quite good enough for AFL" guy. That's 4 guys already you've cut.

Wouldn't be surprised at all to see them give 1 year deals to Smith, Murphy, Crouch and even give Tex another year. Nicks would be terrified of losing that much experience in one off-season.
 

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